Summary

I give the students analyses from work that I did with Chris Henry on the Bofecillos Mountains and the Solitario. (Tertiary Volcanism of the Bofecillos Mountains and Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas: Revised Stratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology, by C. D. Henry, L. L. Davis, M. J. Kunk, and W. C. McIntosh. 74 p., 24 figs., 3 tables, 2 apps., 1 map, 1998. RI0253, .00) I then have them plot the data every which way but loose and see if they can pick out trends...if they do their reading they will know that the lavas/tuffs come from very different centers and that there are varying ages...

Context

Audience

This activity would be used in an undergraduate (sophomore or junior level) required course in petrology.

Skills and concepts that students must have mastered

How the activity is situated in the course

This is a stand-alone exercise.

Goals

Content/concepts goals for this activity

Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity

This activity involves the analysis of data.

Other skills goals for this activity

This activity may involve group work.

Description of the activity/assignment

I give the students analyses from work that I did with Chris Henry on the Bofecillos Mountains and the Solitario. (Tertiary Volcanism of the Bofecillos Mountains and Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas: Revised Stratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology, by C. D. Henry, L. L. Davis, M. J. Kunk, and W. C. McIntosh. 74 p., 24 figs., 3 tables, 2 apps., 1 map, 1998. RI0253, .00) I then have them plot the data every which way but loose and see if they can pick out trends...if they do their reading they will know that the lavas/tuffs come from very different centers and that there are varying ages...